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Springlake Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Moneta, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Saturday, March 11, 2023

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.54/cwt ≈ $872/hd at 453 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $187.20/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 358 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 458 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 252 184
Feeder cattle 487 252 184

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 88, Heifers 213, Bulls 186)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 253.00 $253.00 $822 +37.00
457–495 461 10 195.00 $195.00 $899 -31.00
530–548 547 15 201.00–215.50 $214.56 $1,174 +1.50
650 650 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,261 —
752 752 14 174.00 $174.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 241.00 $241.00 $877 +28.00
451 451 11 229.00 $229.00 $1,033 +10.51
545 545 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,123 +20.00
554 554 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,202 +9.00
661 661 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,309 ±0.00
738 738 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 190.00 $190.00 $969 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–385 358 27 178.00–188.00 $187.20 $670 +11.09
452–453 453 37 176.00–194.00 $192.54 $872 —
534 534 19 187.00 $187.00 $999 +20.00
664 664 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,082 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 363 8 180.00–189.00 $187.81 $682 +1.81
458 458 24 179.00 $179.00 $820 +7.00
544 544 19 183.75 $183.75 $1,000 —
555 555 2 165.00 $165.00 $916 -3.00
636 636 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,043 +7.00
725 725 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 16 184.00 $184.00 $666 +12.00
448 448 6 196.00 $196.00 $878 +25.00
542 542 6 180.00 $180.00 $976 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 240.00 $240.00 $852 —
421 421 20 234.00 $234.00 $985 +23.00
496 496 18 221.00 $221.00 $1,096 +15.00
575 575 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,127 +2.00
642 642 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 13 240.00 $240.00 $821 +25.00
426 426 12 233.00 $233.00 $993 +23.00
497 497 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,093 —
579–585 580 12 185.00–196.50 $195.53 $1,134 —
643 643 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,138 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–438 434 8 170.00–209.00 $204.45 $887 —
552 552 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,043 +14.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.